DETROIT - Tim Cox, CIO at OnStar, talks about the technology at use for this General Motors in vehicle telematics product, and the new wrinkles that will be rolled out in September. Cox was a keynote speaker at the recent Midwest Technology Leaders Conference. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
LANSING - Michigan Sen. Patty Birkholz (R-Saugatuck Twp.) talks about where the negotiations stand on the Great Lakes Compact, which would preserve water resources in the Great Lakes region. The package, which will end up at 12 bills including all of the House bills and all but one of the Senate bills, maintains much of
LANSING - OcuSciences, an Ann Arbor technology start up, has won the $25,000 Grand Prize in the Emerging Company category of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest. OcuSciences has developed a rapid and unique non-invasive imagining technique to detect retinal diseases earlier than current methods. OcuSciences winning business plan was pitched by Matthew Field in this
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan entrepreneurs have yet another resource they can use to make their dream companies become reality - the Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs project developed by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center. Harry Blecker, director of the new entrepreneurial resource, talks about how entrepreneurs can get thousands of dollars worth of services
DETROIT - Thomas Peck, chief information officer for the MGM/Mirage corporation, talks about how he manages technology innovation at the largest resort and gaming company in the world. Peck was one of the speakers at the Midwest Technology Leaders conference at the Detroit MGM Grand Hotel. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
MANISTEE - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will speak June 27 at the Michigan Energy Fair at the Manistee County Fairgrounds. Allan O'Shea, fair co-chairman, talks about Granholm's appearance and also about the incredible interest in alternative energy technologies this year - driven by high energy prices. O'Shea's alternative energy construction business has seen demand triple
YPSILANTI - You wouldn't think of Michigan would be home to an Internet wine sales company that wants to take the wine eCommerce market by storm, but that's the game plan for WineBuys.Com. Two long-time friends and business partners are behind this business plan, which calls for $10 million in sales over the next 18
YPSILANTI - Rick Galdi, long time investor and entrepreneur, is the new President of Great Lakes Angels, replacing David Weaver who moves up to Chairman Emeritus. Galdi, in this News Maker Interview, talks about the changes he wants to make to one of the state's largest angel investing group and how he hopes his investor-members
SOUTHFIELD - Given the massive investments in Web-based applications, the importance of identity-centric security is only growing. If you think that all WAM systems are basically the same, then this session is for you. This podcast will address the following questions: What are WAMs and why is it an important enterprise security building block? How
SAN FRANCISCO - Dave Hansen, General Manager of the Security Business Unit at CA, who delivered the keynote address at the RSA Conference also developed a funny video, called Looking for the CSO (Chief Security Officer). To view this funny video, click on NewVisionCom.Com/CA/RSA a>>